ASC.com will be hosting my first LIVE case break in mid-August, the day of release of 2011 Marquee! Me and all team owners will do the case break live in private, and then will be posting it IMMEDIATELY AFTER on the ASC.com blog! This will usher in a new era in ASC.com, as live case breaks [...]

Hi all, James Kennedy here, blog Writer and Contributor to the ASC website. The Cape Cod Baseball League, as many baseball prospectors know, started last night, and as you also know, almost half the players in this league make the majors. You may ALSO know that info on the CCL is sparse if that….while Minor [...]

TOPPS ANNOUNCES PRIME 9 HOBBY STORE PROMOTION Collectors ripping packs of the all-new 2011 Topps Baseball Series 2 are uncovering redemption cards for a special hobby store promotion…THE TOPPS PRIME 9 PLAYER OF THE WEEK. Starting July 18th, on a weekly basis, Topps will announce the “Prime 9 Player of the Week”. Collectors holding the [...]

THE HUNT FOR THE DOUBLE DIAMOND IS ON! Just days after 2011 Topps Baseball Series 1 released, collectors discovered sparkle variations and feverishly tried to find them all. The 60 unique cards, which were a nod to the company’s Diamond Anniversary, put eagle-eyed collectors on full alert. Now Topps announces that its just released Series [...]

Please check out the link to the Case Break Listing (this is for the Red Sox) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220794068543&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT Hit “see other items from seller” to get the other teams. *********GIVEAWAY********* The NY Mets is not for sale….I will be giving it away to an ASC customer or reader! TRY AND GET IN OUR FIRST LIVE CASE [...]

Atlanta Sports Cards Nine Spot- 9 most underperforming prospects “Red Alert” Written By James Graham Edited by Jamie Kennedy Rich Poythress 1B SEA D.O.B. 8/11/87 After a monster 2010, Poythress has started this year pretty rocky. Through 45 games he only had 5 homers; compare to last year, when he hit 31 dongs to go [...]

ASC WEEKEND HOT SHEET By James Kennedy, ASC Blog Writer “Heads Up” As some may have heard, unarguably the most scary and downright saddest sports story hit the wires on Friday. http://rivals.yahoo.com/highschool/blog/prep_rally/post/13-year-old-killed-by-pitch-in-Arizona-Little-Le?urn=highschool-wp2516 . 13 year old Hayden Walton, who died this weekend after being hit in the chest by a pitch, tragically is being remembered by [...]

Atlanta Sports Cards Weekly Baseball Card Hot Sheet June 3, 2011 Written by James Kennedy Contributions by James Graham and site/ASC owner Josh Pankow “The prodigal son also rises” 1. 2005 Topps Chrome Jay Bruce Autographs His Captain-Insano hot streak is one of two things. Another giant tease, or the start of what was [...]